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Painting on sandblasted Glass If I do glass painting on frosted or sandblasted glass, will there still be a tin residue that I need to avoid? Thanks! Laurinda Milly's reply: Thanks for your question Laurinda. The good news is that the answer is 'no', the sandblasting removes the all-but-invisible coating…

Painting with Enamel We're making a stained glass window of the world and need to paint the land onto the water with enamel. I have some powdered enamel, but I don't know what kind of medium to use. Also, what temperature do I fire it to? Lance McQuinn Milly's reply: Wow,…

What type of Paint should I use? I plan to do a landscape of painted stained glass and want to paint trees and limbs on it. What kind of paint should I use and does it have to be fired or is there a paint that will last without being…

Stained Glass Painting Find out about glass painting with enamels and learn lots of different ways to apply them. Enamels (often called paints) used for stained glass painting are made from ground glass mixed with different coloured pigments and a flux. They are applied in a variety of ways before…

Firing Paint Quickly in a Kiln Zebra Glass Painting Designs I know that I have fired painted glass ramping up from room temp to 1250F/676C degrees in 35 min. I would then turn off the kiln and let it cool down naturally and start venting at 500F/260C degrees. Using this process…

Stained Glass Painting Answers Kiln Firing Program For Stained Glass Green Man Painting I just bought a new glass kiln. All of the pre-programmed firing schedules are for fused or slumped glass and seem very slow. What is a good kiln firing schedule for standard matte (Reusche) painting. I want to…

Can You Fire Regular Stained Glass? Mark Angus demonstration I originally started doing stained glass before kiln work becme popular so of course I have lots of scrap glass. I purchased a kiln hoping to use this glass in the kiln or make frit to use. I can't seem to find…

I have worked with stained glass as a hobby for about 6 years. I have an opportunity to build two windows for our church, which means duplicating the existing windows. The painting techniques used appears to be a sponge effect, giving highlight to the center of each rectangle piece of…

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I'm Milly Frances and I've been working with stained glass for over - yikes! - 20 years now, both as a professional artist and as a trained teacher. I also play 5-a side football (badly).
My biggest love is working alongside people early in their stained glass journey and giving them the confidence to find their own artistic direction.

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